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An inner-city Sydney renovation preserves a
Victorian-period terrace’s beauty and boom-
era grandeur while remedying its deficiencies
by introducing light, air and stunning views.
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The rear doors and feature
windows at the eastern
end of the house maximise
views and amenity while
employing a pergola
(over which will be grown
a deciduous vine) and
external blinds to minimise
unwelcome summer sun.
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Ground Floor Plan
01 Dining
02 Lounge
03 Toilet-Laundry 08
04 Kitchen 07
05 Family room 09
06 Deck 10
07 Main Bedroom
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10 Bedroom
The upstairs living quarters incorporate “The general layout and quality of the deck provides water for toilets, washing
three bedrooms, with the third rear bedroom rooms and the masonry walls and timber machine and the garden. Compact
containing a windowed sitting nook floors were retained to ensure the character fluorescent and LED lights have been
overlooking the backyard. The adjacent of the house was not compromised,” says used throughout the house.
bathroom, like the one downstairs, has Pidcock. Every bit of available space is used, with
opaque north-facing glazing for privacy “The main environmental requests were the family room wall and the alcove under
and light. for better insulation and air flow, water saving the stairs both incorporating shelving.
Extra light was brought into the house measures, more natural light and low VOC The result is a house that sits comfortably
via a large double-glazed skylight in the finishes in respect to paint, floor finish and in its environment, in every sense of the word.
stairway. This can be opened on summer cupboards,” she says. For Christine and Tom, the best part is being
nights to permit stack ventilation. Openable, “The last renovation was done by a reunited with their immediate surrounds.
high level-windows above the rear doors on builder who threw all the rubbish under
the downstairs deck also provide ventilation, the front floors. This was pretty disastrous
as well as additional light and views of the from an airflow and general pollution sense
treescape. and it all had to be cleaned out before doing
Heritage values, environmental concerns anything.” The house now boasts subfloor
and the desire to create lighter, more open as well as roof space ventilation.
spaces were key drivers in the renovation. A 4300 litre bladder tank under the
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Glebe Residence
Designer Project type Lighting
PIDCOCK Architecture Alterations and additions Compact fluorescents and LEDs throughout
+ Sustainability Project location
Website Glebe, Sydney, NSW Paints, finishes & floor coverings
www.pidcock.com.au Cost – Recycled blackbutt flooring from the Woodage to ground floor
Builder $320,000 www.thewoodage.com.au
Bachalani Constructions – Synteko timber finishes
www.synteko.com.au
– Haymes Natures Palette paints internally
Sustainable Features www.haymespaint.com.au
Building materials
– FSC hardwood decking from the Woodage Magnetite magnetic window insulation has
www.thewoodage.com.au been used in the first floor windows and
– Alpine Premium E0-MR (low formaldehyde, water resistant) doors for noise and thermal insulation.
MDF wood panels used throughout Magnetite is a retrofit double glazing system.
www.alpinemdf.com.au It involves the addition of acrylic glazing to
the existing glazing using an air tight
Windows & glazing magnetic seal. Its makers say that
– FSC certified Kamarere (Eucalyptus deglupta; PNG plantation independent testing shows Magnetite can
hardwood) timber-framed windows and doors reduce noise by up to 70% and increase
– High level louvres to encourage good cross ventilation energy efficiency by up to 80%.
– Velux electric operable skylight with high performance glazing www.magnetite.com.au
and electric venetian blinds
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